Friday, September 5, 2014

Side Table Makeover



If you follow me on Instagram, you may remember this little goodwill purchase I made a few months ago...



I loved that this little piece was solid wood, and the shape and size of it just worked nicely to place our laptop on for when we hook it up to the tv to watch netflix.  




At first, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it - whether to paint it or stain it.  On one hand, I wanted to stain it, because to cover a solid piece of REAL wood (which seems hard to come by in furniture these days) seemed like a crime.  On the other hand, I wanted to paint it since it was right beside our entertainment center, and use the color to help tie in some of the eclecticism of our living room.  

In the end, I decided to attempt to match the stain to the entertainment center, and paint the piece of paneling that lined the back to get the best of both worlds of reasoning that I listed above.

On the underneath side of the drawer, I stained the wood, and tried out a few paint colors I was considering.


Although we don't plan to keep this ole blue couch forever, I decided to use our current furniture to help determine the best paint color.  I felt the mustard was very versatile with any colors we may use in the future, and pulls the yellowish-gold tones in our current couch as well.


First, I stained the whole piece using a black cherry stain by Rustoleum.  


While the stain was drying, I painted the frame of the shoe rack that sits to the right of the entertainment system the same mustard yellow color I planned to paint the paneling in the back of the stand.


And tada!  Here is the finished product with fresh stain, a mustard yellow backing, and the drawer handle put back on!



I do believe the colors of the stain I chose and the entertainment system matched up quite nicely!


I love how the flower pot and quartz pieces stand out so much more now!



Here's the before and after.  I love the added contrast, and I thing the piece feels "softer" in general, which I love!  Plus, it is a really close match in stain to the entertainment system.  (Okay, now I'm just patting myself on the back!)





What charming thrift store, yard sale, or other pieces have you found and added your own personal touches to?  What made you like the piece before you did your makeover?!

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14 comments:

  1. This is the most awesome thing I have seen yet. I just know I will happen up on my own "find" one day. All I seem to find at the moment are MORE thrift stores to shop in. thanks for sharing!

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    1. Haha, it seems like that's how it goes! A great piece always turns up once you stop "looking" for it! I just happened upon this piece, and actually planned to redo it to sell in our booth, but really fell in love with it and decided to keep it for myself. That happens much too often, actually! ha!

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  2. Wow that looks so much better now that you gave it a more color. I love doing projects like that, maybe this year I will find something. I did that to a pair of side tables I found at a yard sale for .50 cents. Here is the link tell me what you think.
    http://atmycounter.blogspot.com/2013/11/end-tables-done.html

    Have a great day.

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    1. I took a look at your side tables, great job! Love the contrast in colors too! Yes, I love how this little project turned out too. Much more cohesive in my living room now.

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  3. Much better! Thanks for sharing on SHOWLicious!

    ~ Ashley

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  4. The table turned out so great. It goes so well with the other furniture now.

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  5. That's a very nice makeover. You should post that on hometalk!

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    1. I've never heard of hometalk until just now! Seems like a really cool site, and I just added this project! Thanks for the suggestion!

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  6. Wow, what a great match! I have a little white table like this that I use as a bedside table in my guest room. Thanks so much for sharing at the Make it Monday Party!

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  7. We did this to our bedside draws to match the headboard, so effective and satisfying too. Popping by from Creative Monday

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  8. You did a wonderful job matching the stains - sometimes that is an impossible task. I buy these little night stands whenever I find them. They are great on top on dressers for extra storage. I am glad you shared this on Make It Monday.

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  9. It looks wonderful! I'm needing to do this for a side table I bought too! :-)

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